The shadows are always here, lurking nearby. Waiting for the perfect moment to make their move, to make themselves known. They belong neither to the present nor to the future. They are rooted firmly in the past. And I cannot look away.
A wise man once said, “When your thoughts are in the past, then you are in the past.” Perhaps he meant it to be helpful. Or perhaps it was a curse. Either way, I am here now with my present and my past merging into one endless loop that I cannot break away from. It is not that I lack the strength or desire. It is will power. It is the broken record of my mind. Dwelling on the past has simply become a habit.
I will break the mirror. No matter how strong the pull, I shall tear my gaze away from these shadowy figures that haunt me. I will no longer give them life. They will wither away and die. With the past. Their long tentacled fingers of thought can reach me no more. Nevermore.
I will replace this habit with a new one.
We’ll see how long it lasts.
Art in this post is I’m Half-Sick of Shadows (The Lady of Shalott) by by Sidney Harold Meteyard
Wow, I adore this photograph! It is so ethereal, I could feel myself slipping into the message as well. I relate to it with a bittersweet melancholy. I myself have had more than my share of bizzare twists of Fate, infact, I presently now know more people on the “Other Side” than I do in my actual real life. This beautiful representation of being Mortal bearing a Mortal’s heart effortlessly orchestrates with beautiful fluidity how easy it is easy for the past to leave footprints in our Souls. Much like one’s we may leave at the beach, only we can leave the beach can’t we? I think there are many that retrace those footprints left on our Soul’s trying to feel the warmth and the security that certain precious moments and those we Loved have etched into our Beings. I find magic here in this beautiful picture and sentiments expressed here. Thanks for sharing and may your continued journey be one that allows the Sunshine of the Present to allow you to reflect on the past with fleeting glimmers with an updated rejuvenating Soul mission to plant many new and beautiful creative seeds and watch them grow to glorious fruitions in the present. Blessings!